Odisha: Humiliation As Indian Minister Scraps Lecture Rather Than Face Accusers

Odisha: Humiliation As Indian Minister Scraps Lecture Rather Than Face Accusers   The controversial Chief Minister of an Indian state has pulled out of a public lecture after learning that human rights organizations would attend.   Naveen Patnaik’s 12-years as Chief Minister of the Indian state of Odisha (formally Orissa) have been tainted by widespread allegations of tribal rights violations.   Under his rule, the state of Odisha has become renowned for brutally crushing...

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